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The Analysis of Starlight: Two Centuries of Astronomical Spectroscopy by John B.
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- ISBN-13
- 9781107031746
- Book Title
- The Analysis of Starlight
- ISBN
- 9781107031746
- Subject Area
- Science
- Publication Name
- Analysis of Starlight : Two Centuries of Astronomical Spectroscopy
- Item Length
- 10.2 in
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Subject
- Physics / Astrophysics, Physics / General
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Width
- 8.1 in
- Item Weight
- 38.8 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 382 Pages
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First published in 1986, this is the story of the analysis of starlight by astronomical spectroscopy. Beginning with Joseph Fraunhofer's discovery of spectral lines in the early nineteenth century, this new edition continues the story through to the year 2000. In addition to the key discoveries, it presents the cultural and social history of stellar astrophysics by introducing the leading astronomers and their struggles, triumphs and disagreements. Basic concepts in spectroscopy and spectral analysis are included, so both observational and theoretical aspects are described, in a non-mathematical framework. This new edition covers the final decades of the twentieth century, with its major advances in stellar astrophysics: the discovery of extrasolar planets, new classes of stars and the observation of the ultraviolet spectra of stars from satellites. The in-depth coverage of the subject makes it essential reading for graduate students working in stellar spectroscopy, as well as a major reference for professional and amateur astronomers and historians of science.
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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
1107031745
ISBN-13
9781107031746
eBay Product ID (ePID)
167921668
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Analysis of Starlight : Two Centuries of Astronomical Spectroscopy
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Physics / Astrophysics, Physics / General
Publication Year
2014
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Science
Number of Pages
382 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
10.2 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
8.1 in
Item Weight
38.8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Edition Number
2
LCCN
2013-030427
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
Qb465 .H43 2014
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'… well-documented, beautifully written … an excellent historical summary and an invaluable resource for finding source material …' Choice
Table of Content
Preface to the first edition, 1986; Preface to the second edition; Acknowledgments for the first edition; Acknowledgments for the second edition; 1. Introduction to spectroscopy, spectroscopes and spectrographs; 2. The analysis of sunlight: the earliest pioneers; 3. The foundations of special analysis: from Fraunhofer to Kirchhoff; 4. Early pioneers in stellar spectroscopy; 5. Spectral classification at Harvard; 6. The doppler effect; 7. The interpretation of stellar spectra and the birth of astrophysics; 8. Spectral classification: from the Henry Draper catalogue to the MK-system and beyond; 9. Spectroscopy of peculiar stars; 10. Quantitative analysis of stellar spectra; 11. Some miscellaneous topics in stellar spectroscopy: individual stars of note, stellar chromospheres, interstellar lines and ultraviolet spectroscopy from space; Appendix A. List of solar lines designated by letters by Fraunhofer and others; Appendix B. Vogel's first spectral classification scheme of 1874; Indexes.
Copyright Date
2014
Dewey Decimal
522/.6709
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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